Eric Tinkler: Do I Feel Confident? Hell Yes!
Eric Tinkler says that he's confident of finishing the job at home in the CAF Confederation Cup final after a 2-1 defeat in Lubumbashi to TP Mazembe. Read: SuperSport's Lubumbashi Adventure v Mazembe The young midfielder, Sipho Mbule, scored a cracker to equalise for Matsatsantsa after they fell behind early in the first half to an Adama Traore goal, however they didn't manage to hold on to get a draw as Daniel Adjei beat Ronwen Williams to grab the winner. Tinkler, however, was not disheartened, and he believes that – with the return of some players, his side are more than capable of picking up the result that they need in Tshwane. Read: Tinkler Looks To Turn Mazembe's Fans Against Them Speaking after the game he said, "I'd rather leave with a 2-1 loss than a 0-0 draw because it was very important for us to get an away goal, especially against a team like TP Mazembe. They're an experienced team, and if you don't score here then it becomes very difficult at home. Now I think it has opened up the game a bit more… "Due to injuries and suspensions you saw quite a lot of younger players, like Sipho Mbule, who haven't had regular game-time, but they featured and they did it against TP Mazembe. I thought they did well, exceptionally well. So do I feel confident? Hell yes! I feel very confident because I know that next week we'll be getting certain players back." SuperSport face Mazembe in the second leg on Saturday at Lucas Moripe Stadium.
